Marie N Fongwa

Summary

Affiliation: University of California
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Overview of themes identified from African American discourse on quality of care
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Nurs Care Qual 16:17-38; quiz 81-2. 2002
  2. ncbi Quality indicator themes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
    Marie N Fongwa
    The University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Nurs Care Qual 23:50-7. 2008
  3. ncbi Adherence to treatment factors in hypertensive African American women
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1702, USA
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 21:201-7. 2006
  4. ncbi Psychometric characteristics of a patient satisfaction instrument tailored to the concerns of African Americans
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, UCLA, California 90095 6917, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:948-55. 2006
  5. ncbi Reports and ratings of care: black and white Medicare enrollees
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:1136-47. 2008
  6. ncbi Adherence treatment factors in hypertensive African American women
    Marie N Fongwa
    University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6917, USA
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 4:157-66. 2008
  7. ncbi Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African American and White Medicare managed care enrollees
    Marie N Fongwa
    University of California, Los Angeles, USA
    J Aging Health 18:707-21. 2006
  8. ncbi The effectiveness of an advance notice letter on the recruitment of African Americans and Whites for a mailed patient satisfaction survey
    ANNA M NAPOLES-SPRINGER
    University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94118 1944, USA
    J Aging Health 16:124S-36S. 2004
  9. ncbi Readability estimates for commonly used health-related quality of life surveys
    Sylvia H Paz
    Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
    Qual Life Res 18:889-900. 2009
  10. ncbi Language and regional differences in evaluations of Medicare managed care by Hispanics
    Robert Weech-Maldonado
    Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, 101 S Newell Dr Suite 4151, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    Health Serv Res 43:552-68. 2008

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Overview of themes identified from African American discourse on quality of care
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    J Nurs Care Qual 16:17-38; quiz 81-2. 2002
    ..An interpersonal processes-of-care framework is used to examine the quality-of-care themes, and the quality-of-care issues are discussed using a systems theoretical perspective...
  2. ncbi Quality indicator themes among African Americans, Latinos, and Whites
    Marie N Fongwa
    The University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Nurs Care Qual 23:50-7. 2008
    ..The at-a-glance grid is useful in facilitating culturally competent caring processes in clinical practice...
  3. ncbi Adherence to treatment factors in hypertensive African American women
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1702, USA
    J Cardiovasc Nurs 21:201-7. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Psychometric characteristics of a patient satisfaction instrument tailored to the concerns of African Americans
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, UCLA, California 90095 6917, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:948-55. 2006
    ..The survey needs to be evaluated in other samples to determine if it adequately reflects cultural issues from other ethnic minorities...
  5. ncbi Reports and ratings of care: black and white Medicare enrollees
    Marie N Fongwa
    School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, 700 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    J Health Care Poor Underserved 19:1136-47. 2008
    ..This study compared African American/Black and White Medicare enrollees' perceptions of care...
  6. ncbi Adherence treatment factors in hypertensive African American women
    Marie N Fongwa
    University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA 90095 6917, USA
    Vasc Health Risk Manag 4:157-66. 2008
    ..Factors associated with adherence to treatment in African American women are unknown. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with adherence to hypertension treatment in African American women...
  7. ncbi Comparison of data quality for reports and ratings of ambulatory care by African American and White Medicare managed care enrollees
    Marie N Fongwa
    University of California, Los Angeles, USA
    J Aging Health 18:707-21. 2006
    ..Future efforts are needed to enhance the quality of data collected from older African Americans...
  8. ncbi The effectiveness of an advance notice letter on the recruitment of African Americans and Whites for a mailed patient satisfaction survey
    ANNA M NAPOLES-SPRINGER
    University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 335, San Francisco, CA 94118 1944, USA
    J Aging Health 16:124S-36S. 2004
    ..Evaluate an advance notice letter for enhancing patient satisfaction survey response rates in African Americans and Whites...
  9. ncbi Readability estimates for commonly used health-related quality of life surveys
    Sylvia H Paz
    Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1772, USA
    Qual Life Res 18:889-900. 2009
    ..To estimate readability of seven commonly used health-related quality of life instruments: SF-36, HUI, EQ-5D, QWB-SA, HALex, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), and the NEI-VFQ-25...
  10. ncbi Language and regional differences in evaluations of Medicare managed care by Hispanics
    Robert Weech-Maldonado
    Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy, University of Florida, 101 S Newell Dr Suite 4151, PO Box 100195, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
    Health Serv Res 43:552-68. 2008
    ..Evaluations of care are examined in relationship to primary language (English or Spanish) and region of the country...